Mexico's Finance Ministry to update 2017 growth estimate

MEXICO CITY, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Mexico’s Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that it will update its 2017 gross domestic product estimate when it presents Congress its fiscal budget proposal for 2018.

The Finance Ministry, which had been forecasting GDP growth of between 1.5 percent and 2.5 percent this year, has until September 8 to present the fiscal 2018 budget proposal. (Reporting by Anthony Esposito)